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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 22 Jul 2017

    Raising a Bilingual Child (I would emphasize talk with peers - more decisive than with parents & other adults.)https://nyti.ms/2tZmTL8 

    6:45 AM - 22 Jul 2017
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    • To Live And Dine Ali Amir. . n. ParaTi Story Time Language رزان Lucia Rivadeneira Yan Shiyu
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      1. Mathilde de Geus‏ @mathildedegeus 22 Jul 2017
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        Agree to that!

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      1. Siena Trigiani‏ @SienaT 23 Jul 2017
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        @valannpier555 So even though I am pretty fluent in French and Italian, I still have somewhat of an accent.

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      1. Jeffrey Goldberg‏ @jpgoldberg 22 Jul 2017
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        We failed for this reason. There were no Hungarian speaking kids in Riverside, CA at the time. But she can swear; so that’s something.

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      2. lucas llach‏ @lucasllach 22 Jul 2017
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        cc @gabygoldberg @federicollach

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      1. باقر عبدالكريم‏ @baqerphoto 26 Jul 2017
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        2. So far she's doing good in words, but mixes up with making long sentences in both languages.

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      1. باقر عبدالكريم‏ @baqerphoto 26 Jul 2017
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        1. My experience with my daughter, 3 years old, mom talks with her in our first language Arabic, and I take with her in Eng.

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      1. Siena Trigiani‏ @SienaT 23 Jul 2017
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        @valannpier555 So I learned Italian with my grandparents and in university.

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      1. Siena Trigiani‏ @SienaT 23 Jul 2017
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        @valannpier555 Same with Italian. My parents, having been born here in Canada, have always spoken to my sister and me in English.

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      1. Siena Trigiani‏ @SienaT 23 Jul 2017
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        @valannpier555 Very interesting article! I wish I had more exposure to French as a child.

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      1. حنين‏ @haneenalmalki 22 Jul 2017
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        Cc: @i_wow0d

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      1. Cynthia Roe‏ @cd_roe 22 Jul 2017
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        My friend,Florence Papia, now retired TEACHER of kindergarten, shared GROWN kid/adult/pupils run into her, &speak/sing HER perfect Italian;)

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      1. Chris Papavasiliou‏ @ChrisPapavasili 22 Jul 2017
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        Nice! Same for trilingual!

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      1. Douglas Marques‏ @douglasamarques 22 Jul 2017
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        My kids are true bilinguals. We speak only L2 @ home and expose them to L2 content @ home full time; & bilingual school. Amazing results!

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      2. Michael‏ @iuvenisaeternus 22 Jul 2017
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        Disagree about peers if they are immigrants themselves. Likely to have a rather weak command of the language, restricted lexicon etc.

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      3. Michael‏ @iuvenisaeternus 22 Jul 2017
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        However, activities with native-speakers from a native environment would be a great. Examples: summer camps, student exchange programs.

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